Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hawkins (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hawkins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hawkins is located in Rusk County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rusk County: Barron, Chippewa, Price, Sawyer, Taylor & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Hawkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawkins:
- Rusk County (The home county of Hawkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
- Ingram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Glen Flora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Tony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Conrath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Sheldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Ladysmith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Port Arthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Apollonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Chippewa County
- Estella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
- Kennan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Phillips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Prentice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Lugerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Worcester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Kennedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
- Fifield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Sawyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
- Winter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Exeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Radisson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
- Jump River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Perkinstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Westboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Gilman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Polley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Rib Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Bellinger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawkins, see our County-by-County Page for Hawkins.
Cemeteries Near Hawkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkins.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hawkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ingram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kennan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swedish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tony Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hannibal Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Hawkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
- Kennan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Phillips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Perkinstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Worcester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Westboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coolidge is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Whittlesey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
- Rib Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Brantwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brantwood is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
- Fifield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawkins.
Newspapers Published in Hawkins ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawkins, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawkins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hawkins:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Price County
- Sawyer County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hawkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |